hormone
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hormone
- /ˈhɔːməʊn/ UK
- /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).
noun hormones
- Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity. Interfemale dominance may be facilitated by female sex hormones as well as adrenal testosterone...
- A synthetic compound with the same activity. Tumours of the adrenal cortex which secreted feminizing hormones […]
- Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people. I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.
- Any similar substance in plants.
Similar: hormone
verb hormones · hormoning · hormoned
- To treat with hormones.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: internal secretion, hormonal, steroid, releasing, refractory, msh, secreting, regulator, neurohormone, messenger, endocrine, autacoid, cytokine, peptide, signaler, modulator
noun
Similar: hormone
Translations
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noun synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone
| Português | hormônio, hormona |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ορμόνη ormóni |
noun substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity
| Español | hormona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 호르몬 horeumon |
| 日本語 | ホルモン horumon |
| 中文 | 激素 jīsù, 荷爾蒙 /荷尔蒙 hé'ěrméng |
| हिन्दी | ग्रंथिरस granthiras, न्यासर्ग nyāsarg, अंतःस्राव antaḥsrāv |
| Português | hormônio, hormona |
| Français | hormone |
| Deutsch | Hormon |
| Italiano | ormone |
| Ελληνικά | ορμόνη ormóni |
| Русский | гормо́н gormón, инкре́т inkrét |
| Tiếng Việt | nội tiết tố |
| العربية | هُرْمُون hurmūn |
| עברית | הורמון hormone |
Talk about this word "hormone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hormone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hormone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hormone "hormone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hormone.Cite this
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title = {hormone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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